Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Consulting Services

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Consulting Services
- Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business

E0276-130255/B
Mak, Goretti M.
Telephone No. - (604) 775-7649
Fax No. - (604) 775-7526
Email:  Goretti.Mak@pwgsc.gc.ca

There are two (2) separate solicitation documents on MERX for
this requirement: Solicitation
E0276-130255/A aimed at the Human Health and Ecological Risk
Assessment Consulting Services and E0276-130255/B under the
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business set-aside program.
Offerors that are eligible under the Aboriginal set-aside may
also choose as well to make an offer for the open requirement.
In this case, they must submit two (2) separate offer packages
for each applicable work package.

The PWGSC Vancouver office provides procurement services to the
public in English.

Requirement:

Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC)/Environmental Services, Pacific Region, has a
requirement for Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment
Consulting Services including the design and complete ecological
and human health quantitative risk assessments, prepare sampling
and analysis plans, conduct sampling and analysis, prepare
site-specific recommendations or risk management objectives,
design and complete risk management works, write or review
guidance documents, tools, or guidelines (including field
investigation and research to support guidelines or standard
development), which may require researching new or changing
industry standards, communicate ecological and/or human health
risks to members of the public, First Nations, or other
stakeholders as required, conduct supplementary investigations,
and producing reports adhering to federal reporting requirements.

Canada intends to issue one Task Authorization Contract for a
total of $200,000. The period of the Task Authorization Contract
will be three years from Contract award.

The Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements of up to eleven Yukon
First Nations may apply to this procurement, depending on where
the services will be provided.

This procurement is set aside under the federal government's
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business, as detailed in
Annex 9.4 Requirements for the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal
Business, of the Supply Manual.

This procurement is set aside from the international trade
agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small
and minority businesses.

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 -
Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security
Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for
Bidders"
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31)
document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web
site.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain
tender (solicitation) documents through the MERX service
provider.  Addenda, when issued will be available from the MERX
service provider.  Firms that elect to base their bids on tender
(solicitation) documents obtained from other sources do so at
their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the
tender calling authority of their intention to bid.  In all
cases, bidders must indicate (when requested) in the space
provided on the tender form the identification number(s) of the
addenda, if any, that they have taken into consideration for
their bid.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.